Toy bank



May 12, 1931. A. c. BALsoN l 1,804,733

TOY BANK Filed. March 6,A 1929 Patented May 12, 1931 UNITED slfnrus,

PAT-ENT-0FFICE y TOY BANK Application filed. March 6,

My inventionirelates to banks and, par ticularly to toy banks, such, for example, as is` disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial' No. 336,782, liledFebruary 1, 1929.

One object of my invention isto provide a toy bank characterized bythe fact that' a `coin insertedinthe bank may not be'with-Y drawn through the coin 'opening thereof.

Another object of my invention is to pro- A Z0 wherein Fig. lis a top-plan view of a toy bank embodying invention, the coin-actuat-V ingmember being. shown in registry with lthe coinfreceiving opening in the outside cover member; l Fig..2 is a vertical sectional view taken onV the .line 242 of Fig. 1; y f k F'gs 3 and 4 are horizontal. sectional views taken `on the linesf-.B .and-`41 -4,pre

l ig.`5 isfavertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing coins in the .act of ,being ,deposited in the bank.; and

- Fig. 6 .is a perspective viewofthe `.coinv actuating member. i' Referring to the drawings, the toyy bank l,therein shown comprises sheet-metal side and bottom -Wallsl land 2` forming a coin chamber 3,.'and sheet-metal means Llfor closing the upper open side of the coin lchamber 3 and Lcontrolling the insertion of a coin. The ycoverineans .4 comprises an innerfeoinsupporting member 5,' which is provided with a Lcoin-discharge opening 6 anda hinged door 7 therefor; an intermediate `coin-actuating member 8, Whichis mounted on lthe member 5 and provided with a` coinreceiving openingE); `and an outer top-cover member 11 having a coin-receivingopening gage an outer side 29 thereof, as shown in 192e. seal No. 344,682.L

i. i .Referring to the Vcoin-supporting member 5, this member'is formed of sheet-metal, and it: comprises a flat portion 13, whichv eX- tends across the top of the coinchamber 3, and an'upright peripheral flange portion 14 which seats against an upper ,inner side portionl 1'5 of the side Wall 1. An upper portion 1.6.01c the flanger 141- is folded around the adjacent edg'efof theside Wall 1, vso't'hat the member 5 may be supported in position. The coin-discharging opening 6 may be formed kby pressingor stamping out a `portion voit thejmember 5. If desired,y a depending flan'ge l17 may be formed around .the

periphery ofthe co-inopening Geduring .the

pressing loperation'. p

rReverse movement of a coin from the chamber V3 .through the opening 6 fis prevented Lby meansV ofthe door 7, Which comprises -a circular ksheet-metalv plate 1.8 that is adapted to lit Within the coin opening -6 soas to effectively close the same. The ,door 7 is further provided With a tongue y19, Which extends through parallel openings 21 and 22 (Fig. 5) vformed in the opposite side yWalls .of a depressed vportion .23 of the inn'ermember 5.. An end portion 24 of the tongue 19 maybe folded Vbackvvardly around the under sideofthe portion 23. Such construction affordsthedoor 7 alimited hinge :sin

movement, one` extreme position of which -is l shown in Fig. 5, vvherein` a coin, Which has dropped'onto they door 7 through the coinopening 6, is in the act of passing from thedoor 7 into ,thechamber y K lIn (accordance With my invention,V the coin-actuating member 8 isformed ofa sheet-metal stampinghaving a substantially latportion 26 yand a depending circular,

peripheral liange portion 27 `The flange portion 27 is-directly mountedy on the upper fsideofthe inner coverv member 5, and kit is rotatably centered bymeans of a plurality Aof struck-,upshoulders28 which slidably en- Figs. 2 and 3. A The `coinactuating member 8 is also providedl with the coin-receiving opening 9, Whichis movable into registry Wthrthe coindischarge opening the coin-supporting member 5. The coin opening 9 is provided With a depending circular flange 31 which may be formed at the timethe opening 9 is stamped'in the actuating member 8. The flange 31 thus defines a shoulder, Which completely encircles a coin in.- serted in the opening 9 and assures the positive movement of the coin When the actuating member 8 is turned.

The coin-actuating member 8 may be moved by means of an integral shoulder or so-called finger-piece 32 which extendspup member 11 concentric with the axis of movement `f )fmthe actuating member` 48.V The length of the slot 33 is such that when the finger-piece 32 engages one end 34 of the arcuateslot 33, the .coin-receiving opening 9y of the actuating member 8 is in alinement with the coinfreceiving opening 12 in the outer'cover member' 11; but vvhen the ingerpiece 32 engages an opposite end 35 of the slot 33, the coin-receiving opening 9 of the member 8 registers with the coin-discharging opening 6 of the inner cover member 5. s My invention contemplates not only the centering of the coin-actuating member 8 with respect to the inner coin-supporting member 5 but also with respect to the outer cover member 11. To this end, I depress a central portion of the coin-,actuating member 8, so as to form a recess 36 directly in the axis of rotation of the actuating mem'- ber 8.V The outericover member 11 is formed with a similar depressed portion Which de fines ashoulder 37 adapted to fit in the centralA recess 36 in the member 8. Hence, the proper centering of these twomembers is assured. Y

The'outer member 11,'Which is formedfof a fiat sheet-metal stamping, is provided with an upright peripheral flange portion 38, whichY is seated against the Vlange 14 of the inner coin-supporting member. The flange 38 is provided With a folded-back portion 39 that extends around the corresponding por'- tion 16 of the inner member 5, thereby supporting the member 11 in desired spaced relationV to the inner member'. i The folded'- back portions'16 and 390i the flanges 14 and 38, respectively, may be crimped against the edge portion of the Wall 1 in the usual manner. Assuming the finger-piece 32 to be in the position shown in Fig. 1, a coin may beinserted in the opening 9 of the coin-actuating member 8, through the opening 12 in the outerl .cover member 11.' The finger-piece 32 is then moved from the end 34 of the slot 33 to the opposite Vend 35, thereby 'causing rthe shoulder 31 of the member 8 to actuate vthe inserted coin over the upper side of the coinsupporting Vmember 5 into alinement with the coin-discharge opening 6, Where it drops through thevsame onto the door V7,

as shown in Fig. 5. The coin now moves from the door 7 into the chamber 3. Reverse movement of the coin, once it is deposited in the chamber 3, is prevented by reason of the fact Vthat the door 7 moves to close the coin opening 6 when the osition of the bank is inverted or When a com is forced against the inner side of the door 7.

While I have shown only one form of embodiment of my invention, it is apparent that various changes and modifications may ibe made therein Without departing from the through an arcuate slot 33 in the outer cover spirit of my invention, and I desire, therefore, 'that only such limitations shall beV imposed thereon, as are indicated vin the appended claims or as are demanded by the prior art. f

Y Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by'Letters Patent is:

1.y A toy bank comprising .a pair of relatively movable members respectively provided with coin-receiving and discharge openings, and means for maintaining said members in predetermined relation, said means comprising a plurality of guiding shoulders upon one of said members in engagement with the other member.

2. In a toy bank, the combination with a pair of relatively movable sheet-metal members respectively. provided with coin-receiving and discharge openings, of means for maintaining said members 1n predetermined relation, comprising a plurality of integral shoulders formed on one of said members and positioned in uiding relation to the edge ofthe other 0% said members.

3. A toy bank of the character described comprising, in combination, a pair of re1- atively movable members provided with coin openings movable into and out of registry, and means for maintaining said members in predetermined relation, said means including a plurality of struck-up guiding shoulders positioned to engage the periph-v ery of one of thev said relatively movable members.

4. In a bank, the combination with a pair vof relatively movable members respectively provided with coin openings, one of said members being provided with a peripheral flangeof a plurality of shoulders carried by the other of said members and engaging said peripheral flange to guide said rst named member.

5.` A toy bank provided with a coin-actuating member having a coin opening and a cover member for said coin-actuating member, oneof said members having a recess and the other being provided with a projecting portion fitting in said recess, Whereby said members maybe centered.

I Atoy banlr`provided with 'a vrotatable Y coin-actuating member, a cover member, one

of said members having a recess positioned in the axis of said rotatable member and the other of said members having a portion extending into said recess, whereby said members may be centered.

7. A toy bank comprising a top consisting of two metal plates permanently secured in an open end of the container of said bank in spaced relation to each other, the outer of said plates having an opening through which a coin may be inserted and the inner plate having an opening through which a coin so inserted may be discharged into the container, said outer plate havingA a centrally located inwardly extending projection, and the said inner plate having spaced projections which extendv outwardly toward the outer plate and which are located in a circle concentric with the center of said inner plate, and a plate located .intermediate the said inner and outer plates, the said intermediate plate having an inwardly extending depression at its center which receives the inwardly extending projection upon the said outer plate, and the periphery of said intermediate plate being in contact with and guided by the outwardly extending projections upon said inner plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereunto signed my name this 5th day of March, A. D. 1929.

ADRIAN C. BALSON. 

